My favourite piece by Johann Sebastian Bach on BAL on 21 Feb

[Seán]

9.30am Building a Library

Simon Heighes rolls up his sleeves to investigate the available recordings of Bach's Magnificat and makes a personal recommendation.

[Diapason]

Are we guessing Gardiner? :)

[Seán]

Are we guessing Gardiner? :)

Gardiner or Herreweghe or ........ hopefully not Suzuki, no he couldn't, could he?

[mcq]

Perhaps neither of these, Sean - although I do love the versions by Herreweghe, Gardiner and Suzuki, I think the version by Philippe Pierlot is particularly outstanding.

[Seán]

Perhaps neither of these, Sean - although I do love the versions by Herreweghe, Gardiner and Suzuki, I think the version by Philippe Pierlot is particularly outstanding.

I am not familiar with that recording Paul, all will be revealed in the morning. I am really looking forward to it.

[Seán]

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Well done Paul. Pierlot is in first place. Herreweghe was an alternate choice and he gave a special mention to the Suzuki and Hickock recordings. If I had to choose between them I'd pick the Herreweghe. I happen to feel that the Gardiner is very special indeed.

And it's Schubert"s D959 next week, wonderful.

[fergus]

Interesting; I have not come across Hickox before in this work.